Posted: Sunday, August 31, 2008 12:00 am
The Commuter, the student newspaper for Linn-Benton Community College, has begun publishing an online edition of its newspaper.
Editor-in-chief Greg Dewar said the first edition went online in June. The website is www.linn
The online edition features photo essays, video and sound, and blogs not available in the print version, Dewar said. "We decided we could do a lot more with multimedia."
Dewar said he created a new position, online editor, to make the change possible.
So far, he said, readers have said they like the change, particularly the ability to comment online about a particular story.
"We've actually had quite a few comments, some rousing debates," he said.
The Commuter is usually a weekly publication printed nine months of the year with a circulation of approximately 2,000.
The online version will be available year-round for at least this year, while Dewar is in charge, he said. Future editors may make different decisions.
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